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USask College of Medicine campus in Regina set to expand Saskatoon – The University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Medicine will expand its teaching and learning presence in Regina in August 2022 when that campus will become home to about 40 first-year medical students.

Since 2012, the college’s Regina campus, based at the Regina General Hospital (RGH), has been home to approximately 120 medical doctor students in years two through four of the program. In a little over a year, 40 of the 100 medical students entering year one of the program will be completing their entire medical degree based at the Regina campus.

“It’s something we’ve been building toward since we opened our Regina campus,” said Dr. Gill White, associate dean of the College of Medicine Regina campus. “Most recently, we’ve been planning and preparing faculty, staff and facilities support for this transition. We’re incredibly excited to soon have these future physicians take their full undergraduate medical training based in

Regina.”

Currently, all 100 medical students entering the program complete their first year at USask’s Saskatoon campus, with 40 of them moving to the Regina campus as their base site to complete their MD degree starting in their second year. One of the main goals of offering all four years of the MD program in Regina is to attract more southern Saskatchewan applicants, which may improve local graduate retention rates. And, for this significant number of medical students each year, the disruption of transitioning to another site and campus while in the midst of completing their medical degree, will be removed.

With many medical education programs delivered from the Regina hospitals, having the support of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is integral to the success of this change.

“The Regina Campus is a unique model for our province and we are proud of it,” said SHA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Susan Shaw, who trained in Regina. “Not only does hosting medical

education in Regina bring new faculty and students to Regina, but doing so has also allowed us to create unique resources – such as the Dilawri Simulation Center – that fulfils medical education curriculum and is a resource to SHA staff ongoing training and preparedness to deliver patient care.

Physicians in Regina, and southern Saskatchewan are very involved in teaching of medical students and we look forward to their further contributions for this additional cohort of students.”

Over the last 20 years, medical doctor programs across the country have been transitioning to a more distributed approach to medical training to better support the care needs of all Canadians while ensuring trainees have adequate access to a range of clinical learning opportunities.

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“We’ve got a really committed team here ready to support these learners and we can’t wait to welcome the first ever cohort of first-year medical students to the College of Medicine Regina campus at RGH in August 2022,” White said.

Channel clearing program now open for applications The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA) is encouraging rural municipalities (RMs) and Conservation and Development Area Authorities (C&Ds) across Saskatchewan to take advantage of the largest channel clearing grant program ever provided by the province. Up to $1.5 million is available in 2021-22 - part of the provinces two-year $2 million funding announced in March.

“We recognize the hard work of our rural communities in Saskatchewan and the impact a blocked watercourse can have, which is why we have increased support for the channel clearing program,” Minister Responsible for the Water Security Agency Fred Bradshaw said. “The Water Security Agency has streamlined the program this year and removed barriers to simplify the application process to better support our clients.”

blockages that can cause flooding to roadways and agricultural land.

“Keeping our natural waterways clear of obstructions like sediment and beaver dams is not only good for rural Saskatchewan and producers, but it also helps protect rural infrastructure,” Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities President Ray Orb said. “SARM welcomes the WSA’s expanded funding for channel clearing this year and making the process to apply easier, which will certainly benefit communities in Saskatchewan.”

WSA originally budgeted $600,000 over two years for channel clearing.

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For now, work continues to ensure the Regina campus facilities and its faculty and staff team are prepared for the incoming first-year medical students in 2022.

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“Having our learners train in many, varied locations throughout Saskatchewan is a winwin-win,” said Dr. Preston Smith, dean of the College of Medicine.

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Saskatoon – An international team of scientists used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan to identify destructive metals in mine tailings samples taken in Quebec.

When mine tailings are left exposed to the elements, they undergo changes in their chemical and mineral properties. Over time, oxygen and water cause the tailings to oxidize and release acid. This weathering can lead to the formation of new minerals within the waste that trap several metals harmful to the environment, including arsenic, copper, zinc, iron, and sulphur.

Since this oxidation happens over many decades, it is difficult to predict at the time of a mine shutdown its acid-generating potential and the volume of secondary minerals that will eventually form. To explore this problem, a team of

researchers from Canada, Morocco and Belgium examined tailings samples collected from the Joutel gold mine in northern Quebec, which has been closed since 1994.

Using the SGM beamline at the CLS and other technologies, the team analyzed weathered sam-

ples taken just below the surface of the tailings and fresh samples from beneath the water table.

The team discovered the two samples were markedly different in their chemical and mineral makeup -- and in terms of the threat they pose to the environment.

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How do your fields measure up? New Canola Counts tool helps growers assess and improve plant stands May 17, 2021 – Canola Counts, the new crowd-sourced survey from the Canola Council of Canada (CCC), is now live through CanolaCalculator.ca or directly accessible at CanolaCounts.ca.

The survey tool will map canola plant densities and emergence percentages while helping to drive the adoption of regular plant counts as an important step in achieving target yields.

“Many canola fields are still averaging 50 to 60 per cent emergence, which means that of every 10 seeds planted, four or five of them fail to emerge or contribute to yield,” says Autumn Barnes, agronomy specialist at the CCC. “Assessing plant stands in every field, every year will help farmers and agronomists identify challenges and implement changes to plant establishment practices to achieve the recommended target of five to eight plants per square foot.”

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six plants per square foot yield about five bushels per acre more than stands that average two to three plants per square foot.

To use Canola Counts, growers or agronomists will first take multiple plant counts (see tips below) and then enter the average plant density for each field into the online survey. The survey input form will calculate emergence percentage, and the whole process can be done in-field in about 60 seconds.

After submission, users will receive an immediate summary email as well as maps later in the season that can be used to compare their fields with regional norms. Summary data and maps are easily shareable with partners, clients or staff. For more information, watch a short how-to video.

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Tips on taking plant counts: Once canola has fully emerged and is at the two- to four-leaf stage or greater (and again after harvest), growers or agronomists should walk fields and calculate the average plant density (plants per square foot) for each field using a hoop or a metre stick. ¼ m2 hoop: a hoop with an inside diameter of 56 cm and circumference of 177 cm covers an area of one quarter of a square metre. Count the number of plants (not including volunteers) inside the hoop and multiply by four to get plants per square metre. Divide the plants per square metre by 10 to get plants per square foot.

2 ft2 hoop: a hoop with an inside diameter of 49 cm and circumference of 153 cm covers an area of two square feet.

Count the number of plants (excluding

volunteers) inside the hoop and divide by two to get plants per square foot.

Metre stick: with a metre stick, count the seedlings per metre of row. Take that number and multiply by 100 then divide by the spacing between seed rows (in cm) to get plants per square metre. Divide by 10 to get plants per square foot.

Canola Counts was produced by the Canola Council of Canada with funding

by Alberta Canola, SaskCanola and the Manitoba Canola Growers.

The Canola Council of Canada is a full value chain organization representing canola growers, processors, life science companies and exporters. Keep it Coming 2025 is the strategic plan to ensure the canola industry’s continued growth, demand, stability and success – achieving 52 bushels per acre to meet global market demand of 26 million metric tonnes by the year 2025.

Wax proves key to protecting crops from drought and frost Saskatoon – A team of researchers used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) to show that cuticular wax—a waxy layer that covers exterior surfaces of plants, much like human skin—provides a barrier against low temperatures and dehydration.

While numerous studies have established the role of cuticular wax in impacting drought resistance, few studies have examined its role in plant frost resistance and even fewer have examined both, said Dr. Karen Tanino with the College of Agriculture and Bioresource at USask.

Her team’s findings were pub-

lished recently in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

The ultimate goal of the research is to provide plant breeders with information that enables them to more efficiently select superior genetic lines and develop more climate-resistant crops, said Tanino.

“People often think that under global warming, we no longer have to be wary of low-temperature stress,” she said.

“Actually, it brings on more problems with frost because as spring is getting earlier, plants begin to grow earlier but the night temperatures are still cold so plants can still freeze. Similarly, the fall season may get extended, but there is

still a risk of frost. The climate is getting to be more unpredictable and more extreme.”

The scientists studied the impacts of drought and cold temperature stress on the plant Arabidopsis, which is in the same family of plants such as canola and mustard. Arabidopsis has been the plant of choice for molecular biology research because its small genome—the full DNA makeup—has been mapped, and different mutants of the plant are available.

Tanino’s team studied the low temperatures and drought stress performance of an Arabidopsis variant with less cuticular wax, one that overproduces

the wax, and a third wild variety.

“The plant with less wax actually froze earlier than the wild type or the one that had more wax. Results were also similar in terms of water loss,” she said. “It reinforced our thinking that these particular components in the cuticular layer are important not just to one stress but to multiple stresses.”

Cuticular waxes are a mixture of very longchain, water-repelling fatty acids. The longer the chain, the more water-repellent the wax, thus less water can adhere to a plant’s leaves, stems, flowers and other surfaces to

freeze, she said.

The researchers used the Mid-IR beamline at the CLS to study Arabidopsis leaves to the depth of two microns (two millionths of a meter), which provided information on the quantity and quality of the surface wax.

A plant freezes from the outside in, Tanino explained. Once water freezes on the outer surfaces, it quickly propagates inside the plant, where frozen cells then die. She argues that the best way to keep plants from freezing is by selecting waxy varieties.

Breeding strong waterrepellent qualities into cultivars will repel water from adhering to the surface.

“There are enzymes and biochemical pathways that upregulate this wax biosynthesis. So, if breeders and molecular geneticists can identify the target and then select from tens of thousands of potential pathways, they may be able to develop more climate adaptive plants a lot sooner in a lab than by exposing them to whatever stress exists in the fields,” Tanino said. More waxy types also did not appear to have reduced yield.

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EDITORIAL Are world leaders waking up to the urgency of the climate crisis?

Considering the language G7 leaders used going into their mid-June summit in Cornwall, U.K., it’s difficult not to be disappointed with the outcome. In what appeared to be a sign they were finally realizing the seriousness of the climate and biodiversity crises, including economic consequences, leaders of the world’s seven leading economies were echoing the words of the environmental movement.

Politicians from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. talked about the need to “build back better” from the pandemic and create a “greener, more prosperous future” by protecting the planet, safeguarding people’s health and building global resilience against future pandemics, and championing shared values including democracy and human rights, among others.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson even called for a climate “Marshall Plan” — referring to America’s massive rebuilding efforts in Europe after the Second World War — under which the richest economies would provide funds to help developing nations drastically cut carbon emissions.

But what the leaders settled on is underwhelming, and some just reaffirms previous commitments. They agreed to cut collective emissions in half by 2030, stem the extinction crisis, end funding for coal projects that don’t have a way to capture and store carbon, decarbonize the electricity sector and create a fund to help countries transition from coal. They also agreed to conserve or protect 30 per cent of their countries’ land and marine areas by 2030.

But despite calls from the U.K., they failed to specify a deadline for halting coal-fired electricity, instead issuing a vague statement that they would “rapidly scale up technologies and policies that further accelerate the transition away” from coal that doesn’t use carbon capture technology.

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Science Matters Some say the G7’s weak position on coal will hurt efforts to encourage China to scale back on coal power expansion at the November climate summit in Glasgow. Critics have also argued funding is inadequate for countries that had the least to do with causing the climate crisis but are suffering the most.

Will increased attention to climate and biodiversity at least spur the G7 countries to up their climate targets and ambitions? It’s hard to say — the G7 has been pledging to end fossil fuel subsidies since 2009, and those continue.

Let’s hope members and all world leaders start to adopt rather than co-opt the environmental movement’s language and take the commitment to “build back better” seriously.

Global efforts to resolve the climate and biodiversity crises fall far short of what’s needed from all countries, especially wealthy nations that have contributed most to the problems. But growing recognition of the absolute urgency appears to be finally hitting home as decades of stalling have turned what could have been an opportunity into an emergency.

COVID-19 has opened a window onto the systemic failures that lead to ecological and health crises, and

inequalities, but it’s also shown that countries that rely on science and co-operation can accomplish a lot by mobilizing resources. With rapid advances in energy efficiency and renewable energy and storage, there’s no reason we can’t marshal what’s needed to address the climate crisis.

We’ve resisted change for so long, though, that significant progress must now come from the top. As good as individual actions are — from driving less and conserving more to eating less meat and turning down the heat — the best action we can take is to put pressure on governments and industry to confront the ecological crises with resolve and determination.

That can mean calling or writing your elected representatives, joining climate marches or simply making informed voting choices. It often takes growing public pressure to wake politicians from their conventional short-term, election-cycle thinking and priorities.

We’re already bringing about significant change.

The Keystone XL pipeline is cancelled, shareholders have voted to make oil companies more responsible for their contributions to climate disruption, people are divesting from fossil fuels, a conservative government in the U.K. has called for a climate “Marshall Plan” — all largely because of the tireless efforts of committed citizens and activists.

The COVID crisis has roused many to the urgency of the related ecological crises — including politicians, financial leaders, shareholders and CEOs. They’ve spoken up; now we must hold them accountable to their words and push them to do even more.

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The future of stroke treatment looks promising Saskatoon – A team of international collaborators has been researching a promising new therapeutic for the treatment of strokes and other brain injuries.

In a recent paper published in BBABiomembranes,researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, Columbia University, and the University of Oxford, have used synchrotron imaging, combined with traditional techniques, to assess the effects of an FDA-approved antipsychotic medication, known as trifluoperazine (TFP), during the acute phase post stroke.

With the help of the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and the Stanford

Synchrotron Radiation Light Source (SSRL), the team was able to measure subtle changes in the biochemistry of brain tissue – measurements that are only possible with the use of a synchrotron.

“The synchrotron at the CLS provides us with a tool that allowed us to map unprecedented levels of brain detail,” said Dr. Mootaz Salman, Research Scientist in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics at Oxford and Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College.

Already approved for human use in the treatment of schizophrenia, the team believes that TFP has the potential to stop the swelling in the brain that occurs after a stroke or other cerebral

injury.

“According to the World Health Organization, around 60 million people sustained a traumatic brain or spinal cord injury and a further 15 million people suffered from a stroke in 2020,” said Salman.

“Edema, which is swelling due to water or other body fluid accumulation, is the hallmark of stroke and plays a major role in stroke-associated morbidity and mortality.”

USask professor and Saskatchewan Clinical Stroke Research Chair Dr. Michael Kelly, says that the CLS played an important role in understanding how TFP could be used for stroke patients. “Synchroton imaging has facilitated research on effects of

stroke on brain energy metabolism and elemental distribution, which has given us new insights into stroke treatment.”

Salman and Kelly’s team has demonstrated that a dose of TFP reduces edema in a mouse model of stroke—a breakthrough that could lead to the development of new treatment options for stroke patients.

TFP acts on doughnutshaped water channel proteins, called aquaporins, in brain cells. During a stroke, the brain’s blood supply is restricted, which prevents cells from receiving enough oxygen. These oxygenstarved cells are unable to do their usual job of maintaining a balance of fluid, nutrients and electrolytes within the brain,

leading to severe swelling.

“Water rushes from the outside through these doughnut-shaped proteins, into the cells that then swell,” Dr. Salman said. “The build-up of pressure damages the fragile brain tissue, disturbing the flow of electrical signals from the brain to the body.”

TFP stops this from happening by preventing a signal that would normally cause more aquaporin channels to rise to the surface of brain cells. Other treatments — which often include invasive surgeries — are techniques used to manage symptoms and minimize damage that has already occurred.

TFP is already a licensed medicine,

MINE TAILINGS Continued from Page 2 The shallower, weathered sample was acid-generating and groundwater within it contained metals in harmful amounts. However, the deeper sample, which was protected by a hardpan layer and thus not exposed to air or water, was neutral and therefore posed little environmental risk.

These findings, which were recently published, disprove results of research done in the early 2000s, which concluded -- based on lab testing only -- that tailings left at the site were largely neutral and thus posed little threat to the surrounding environment. Dr. Abdellatif Elghali conducted the study while he was a doctoral student at RIME UQAT-Polytechnique in Montreal.

Elghali said the changes in the properties of the tailings illustrate that it can take many years for the environmental threat posed by mine tailings to become apparent. “This makes existing prediction tests widely used in the mining industry limited in their ability

Salman says it could be rapidly repurposed for use in new therapeutic protocols for stroke during the early acute phase.

“Our novel approach offers new hope for patients with central nervous system injuries and strokes and has a huge therapeutic potential. These findings suggest it could be a good candidate for early phase of human clinical application at a low treatment cost in the near future,” Dr. Salman said.

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to accurately gauge long-term environmental impacts,” he stated.

Co-author Mostafa Benzaazoua with the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Temiscamingue (UQAT) said using synchrotron techniques at the CLS deepened their understanding of the role of secondary minerals that developed in the mine tailings over time.

“This story is beautiful because we had conclusions and interpretations from 20 years ago, and our new conclusions challenge them by bringing new insights,” said Benzaazoua. “This mine site, we know it very deeply now because we had access to high level facilities and research tools. We understand even the complex speciation and fate of the elements. So, we understand the field behaviour of this mine site and the micro-scale behaviour of its tailings.”

The team hopes their findings will lead to greater environmental protection from mine tailings in the future.

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A look back at Murus Gallicus Last week readers will be aware the article focused on a new game; Astralis, from game designer Ohli Leduc.

In corresponding on the story with Leduc not surprisingly his game Murus Gallicus came up.

“Murus Gallicus is my flagship blockade game and has a very good track record. It truly has simple rules and complex game play. It is quite scalable.

Advanced Murus Gallicus, with its catapults, is actually considered even better by some players,” noted Leduc.

The comment on MG had me looking back since the game was reviewed in this space back in 2011.

That was interesting just to realize this review effort has been going for more than a decade now, or in excess of 500 games, so the exact review of MG was very much a fleeting memory, although that it was a good game did linger.

So looking back MG is a game where you need to be a bit crafty.

As noted in 2011, MG

falls into the realm of games where rulesets are created for games utilizing existing game boards and pieces.

Most gamers will own a checker/chess board and a set of checkers. It is about as fundamental element of a board game collection as you can get.

With those simple items there are a wide range of games which can be played simply by accessing online rules and digging out the board and checkers.

Murus Gallicus is one such game.

The game is played on a rectangular board consisting of 56 cells (8x7). A standard checkerboard is 8x8, so you simply ignore one row and away you go.

Each player starts with a set of 16 tokens referred to as stones (the checkers).

At the start of the game, each player takes a set of stones and stacks two stones on each of their eight squares nearest them.

The game is supposed to reflect Romans versus Gauls, so the Roman

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The basic units of the game are towers and walls. A tower consists of two like-colored stones in a cell (the starting formation is all towers), and are the only pieces which

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can move in the game.

A wall is a single stone in a cell. Walls block movement and can also act as stepping stones which can be used later in the creation of new towers.

A tower moves by a sowing method. Pick up the two pieces and seed forward, one each in consecutive spaces, which can include on top of single wall pieces of the same colour.

Tower stones can be used to remove adjacent opponent walls, through a sacrifice, so both players lose a piece.

The game sounds sim-

ple, and it is in terms of rules, but elements such as set formations, learned as you gain experience, make strategy important.

As examples there is the Gallic Wall consisting of orthogonally connected walls (and sometimes towers) requiring the opponent to go around the wall or blast his or her way through using a sacrificed stone; The Chariot consists of a tower, wall and empty space aligned, and the battering ram consists of two towers and an opponent’s wall aligned whereby sacrificing a tower stone, the opponent’s wall can be removed.

Another layer is added with advanced rules which emerged after the initial review.

The variant adds catapults to the mix. All the standard rules above apply but the stacking limit is raised to three stones of like color.

These stacks of three are the catapults. Towers can distribute onto other towers to create catapults. On a turn a player may fire a catapult instead of using a tower.

Catapults: • Do not move, • They block movement similar to a tower, and • They can throw one of their stones two or three spaces away in all

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After firing the catapults becomes towers.

• If the stone lands on an opponent’s occupied cell, one of the opponent stones and the thrown stone are removed from the game - the material balance is maintained!

• If the thrown stone lands in an empty cell, it becomes a wall.

• Towers can sacrifice a stone to reduce an adjacent opponent catapult to a tower or sacrifice themselves (two stones) to reduce an adjacent catapult to a wall.

These rules likely speeds play somewhat, but adds a dynamic element, with losing the overall ancient ‘feel’ of the game.

And therein lies the lasting charm of Murus Gallicus, it plays like a much older game. You actually get the feeling Romans might have played this in the shadow of the Hadrian’s Wall.

That is praise, at least in my books.

So if the checker board has been gathering dust search Murus Gallicus online for the full rules, pull out the board and pieces and explore a game with simplicity and depth.

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Rib fundraiser creates fun times for all Courtesy of Preecevile Progress The Sturgis Rib Smoker Competition held at the Sturgis Community Hall on June 26 was a great time for competitors and supper goers.

All the proceeds from the supper were allotted towards upgrading the Sturgis ball diamonds. The five teams entered were the teams of: Cory Babiuk and Jason Meroniuk, Ashley Ward and Andrea Tonn, Alvin Kaufmann and Dale Bashforth, Fraser Will and Karl Chekowy, and Taylor Burym and Kelsey Newman.

The team of Cory Babiuk and Jason Meroniuk were crowned rib kings when their ribs were voted as most favourite by individuals who purchased the takeout supper that featured: ribs, garlic mashed potatoes, baked beans, coleslaw and dessert.

Participants in the Sturgis Rib Smoker Competition held at the Sturgis Community Hall on June 26, from left, were: Jason Meroniuk, Cory Babiuk, Ashley Ward, Andrea Tonn, Alvin Kaufmann, Kelsey Newman, Taylor Burym and Karl Chekowy; and, (front) Dale Bashforth and Fraser Will.

Winners of the Sturgis Rib Smoker Competition as voted on by the 225 people who purchased a supper plate were Cory Babiuk and Jason Meroniuk.

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Tail Twisters end season with Achievement Day in Sturgis Courtesy of Kamsack Times It was a beautiful day for participants involved in the Tail Twisters Light Horse Project at the Sturgis Rodeo Grounds on June 26. Achievement Day is celebrated at the end of the 4-H season where members get to show their horse and riding skills in front of a judge, and their winter projects and record keeping gets evaluated.

Karly Boychuck and her horse, Sisco, showed Tristen Newcombe took some time during judge Donna Cunningham what they have been Achievement Day to observe and judge the winter working on together over the past season of Tail Twisters. projects made by the Tail Twister members.

Launching into a gallop to showcase riding skills learned this season in 4-H were, from left: Tristen Beatty (White Horse), Owen McMillan (Bay horse), Madison Auchstatter (paint horse), Brea Babiarz (black Horse), Whitney Dyck (sorrel horse), Elin McMillan (White horse), (part of Jesse Beatty, black horse).

Candice Salisbury, left, supported Brendan Salisbury on a horse named Bandit, while Danaye Yarycky set the pace with the lead at the Sturgis Rodeo Grounds during the Tail Twisters 4-H Achievement Day.

During Achievement Day, Judge Donna Cunningham, left, observed a horse named Skittles being presented by Presley Vogel, right, as part of the 2021 Light Horse Project year-end showing.

Owen McMillan earned a red ribbon showmanship William Salisbury rode a horse for named Lucy with guidance from with a horse named Kid Rock. volunteer Tristen Newcombe.

Invermay resident honoured for over half century of service and dedication Courtesy of Canora Courier Canora and area members of the Assiniboine Chapter, Superannuated Te a c h e r s of Saskatchewan (STS) and their spouses gathered at Triffon’s Pizza in Canora to honour one of their own.

According to information from the www. sts.sk.ca website: “The Superannuated Te a c h e r s of Saskatchewan (STS) is an organization of retired teachers who are dedicated to promoting the welfare of all superannuated teachers, and to maintaining the ties which bind them to fellow professionals.”

The guest of honour was Mike Kaminski, who was presented with a STS Certificate of Honorary Life Membership “For outstanding services rendered in the cause of education.”

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In a ceremony held at Triffon’s Pizza in Canora on June 24, Maxine Stinka, on behalf of the Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan, presented Mike Kaminski with a Certificate of Honorary Life Membership, “For outstanding services rendered in the cause of education.”

Kamsack, president of the Assiniboine Chapter, passed along greetings from the Chapter, and thanked those in attendance for coming out “to honour a special man.”

Guest speaker Ken Rolheiser, chapter member, shared a citation detailing Kaminski’s numerous and varied contributions over the years, both in education and other community involvement.

“Terms such as ‘Engagement, Teambuilding and Leadership’ - these are the kind of words typically used to describe Mike Kaminski.

Throughout his 30-year career as a teacher and principal in Invermay, he not only served the Canora Teachers’ Association as councillor, staff rep, LINC negotiator and president, he was also involved in a variety of Continued on Page 9

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A trip to Stoney Lake to face the wind Welcome to the fourth edition of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’ for 2021. Like most of us I remain very much a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert. In the following weeks I’ll again attempt to give those anglers who love to fish but just don’t have access to a boat a look at some of the options in the Yorkton area where you can fish from shore, and hopefully catch some fish for a good summer fry.

There is an old saying in Saskatchewan that goes something like; ‘if you don’t like the weather wait 30-minutes’.

While I do believe that holds largely true it could also be modified to drive a 100 K’.

That became rather clear recently as I planned a quick run to Stoney Lake for some evening fishing.

The first day I was planning to head out about 4 p.m., a bit early

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But that afternoon it was cloudy and spitting some rain at 4, so I climbed into the easy chair and watched a Toronto Blue Jays game.

If I am out fishing and it starts to rain I’ll dig out a raincoat and keep at it, but unless it’s a rather special trip, I will opt to stay dry most of the time – more so as I age gracefully.

Of course by 7 that evening it was warm and sunny, and I am sure the pike were so hungry they would have bitten on a bent safety pin, but that’s life.

And, to be honest I don’t recall if the Jays won the game either.

A week later, things looked better, so into the vehicle went some gear and sandwiches and with my better half as pilot, off we went.

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Now I was lucky, I had set my rather well-worn Yorkton This Week bunny hug on a chair to take along, and while I was out the door without it in hand, I did remember – probably to be accurate my better half reminded me, so I did have it to pull on and went to work.

The water was low, although not drastically so. Still it allowed me to wander over probably a half mile of shoreline casting into the mouth of that angry wind.

I won’t say I was freezing, but I was wondering if maybe it was time to pull my equally ratty mackinaw out of the

emergency back and add another layer of clothing.

Yes folks we keep ‘bundle-up against the cold’ clothes in the vehicle all year round.

Granted as I write this it’s flirting with plus-30, but I’ve froze at my share of summer baseball games and Yorkton Fair grandstands, so I know cold is never far away in Saskatchewan.

Wind in the face is never great to cast into.

It tends to limit distance, and when you find weed beds it’s hard to gauge tosses to skirt the edges where fish might lurk, but I sure tried.

I threw one hook, switched, tossed another, then another. I walked a bit down the shore and repeated the process,

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Oh, and one of the funniest happenings in a long time in terms of a fishing trip. The pilot – yes the better half – was quite surprised to see a couple of ‘deer’ just north of the city that she noted looked rather unusual. I have to admit I was smiling when I pointed out the deer were actually recently shorn llamas. That actually made the trip a win because we all need a few silly laughs in our lives.

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Feds announced recovery dollars As more and more Canadians are getting vaccinated and we finish the fight against COVID-19 and begin to safely reopen, the Government of Canada is committed to supporting small businesses from coast to coast to coast.

With that in mind the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister and Special Representative for the Prairies and Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre, and Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Western Economic Diversification Canada) and Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, announced that an investment of up to $7.2 million will be going to Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta to encourage people to shop locally and support businesses in their community as they reopen. This will help businesses stay open so they can thrive as the economy recovers.

This is part of a national investment of $33 million to support Shop Local

campaigns across the country announced by the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, on June 21.

“We know recovery is going to look different in every region and will require different programming that responds to local needs. As our economy begins to safely reopen, these investments will encourage Canadians to support their local small businesses, helping them recover quicker. By partnering with chambers of Commerce, we can reach more businesses to stimulate local economies, create jobs and improve the quality of life for people in the Prairies and across Canada,” said Carr.

The funding will be provided through provincial and territorial chambers of commerce to support awareness-building campaigns that promote consumer confidence and local businesses. The amount of funding allocated to each chamber is based primarily on the percentage of small

Fort Qu’Appelle students win Heritage Awards

By Tanner Wallace-Scribner

Staff Writer A pair of students from Fort Qu’Appelle was a part of this year’s 2021 Virtual Heritage Fair winners.

A total of 353 students from Grades 4 to 8 produced projects about Saskatchewan or Canadian-based heritage topics.

Grade 7 students from the Fort Qu’Appelle Elementary Community School, Hailey Tulik and Ruby Halbgewachs, were among the winners.

Tulik and her project about Fort Sanatorium project won Best Overall Score and also won Best Mixed Non-Video Presentation.

Halbgewachs won the Digital Media Award for her project about the Grasslands National Park, and she also had the second-best video presentation.

The Heritage Saskatchewan website features a project gallery so everyone can enjoy students’ projects that showcase their research skills and knowledge and

RESIDENT HONOURED Continued from Page 7 community associations and numerous provincial organizations. For 30 years he was the Mayor of Invermay, which led him into extensive committee work and the spearheading of projects such as the Invermay Park Proposal, the publication of a history of Invermay, and a Community Futures initiative to develop technological literacy.

“So it was no surprise that in retirement Mike became an active member of the Assiniboine Chapter of the Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan (STS). He served as president, helped prepare a history of the chapter, applied for an STS support services grant, and acted as chapter liaison with the provincial organization.

In addition, he sat on the STS executive for 20 years, where he was much respected as a member of several committees, councillor, and the liaison with the Wadena, Shamrock and Assiniboine chapters. Among his many contributions were the development of the STS Operations Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan, and the provision of a valuable voice on the Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism Board.

“Mike’s concern for others, especially seniors, continues to lead him into service at the local, regional, provincial and national levels. Currently he is part of the efforts in Invermay to establish a computer awareness program at the public library and an improved seniors’ facility. He sits on boards overseeing services, planning and initiatives in the Parkland region. He is on the executive of the Saskatchewan Seniors Association and, until recently, on the National Pensioners Federation, and he is the public representative on the Saskatchewan College of Podiatry board.

“Mike Kaminski has deservedly received numerous awards for his many varied achievements, and it is a privilege to include him among the Honorary Life Members of the Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan.”

Kaminski is only the fourth member of the Assiniboine Chapter to receive this honour.

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businesses in its region. The breakdown for the Prairies is as follows: • Alberta: up to $4,950,000 • Manitoba: up to $1,100,000 • Saskatchewan: up to $1,155,000 Chambers may use this funding to support a range of activities that encourage consumers to shop locally in a way that is safe and aligns with current public health guidelines.

Chambers may solicit applications directly from local organizations or associations or have open calls for proposals that promote consumer awareness and demonstrate benefits to the broader business community. For example: • shop-local branding and digital content • seasonal campaigns intended to direct shoppers to local small merchants • promotions of online shopping, curbside pickup and delivery, as well as public health measures being implemented to make retail spaces safe and raise consumer confidence • marketing materials such as videos, social media visuals, and radio and newspaper ads that encourage consumers to buy from local businesses and patronize local restaurants and attractions.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce sees the funding as a positive initiative.

“The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce is pleased to be a part of this initiative and is looking forward to rolling out its ‘Shop Local’ campaign. A key feature of the campaign will be one hundred

plus videos of member businesses which will showcase their businesses and encourage viewers to shop local,” stated Juanita Polegi, Executive Director of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce in a release issued Monday.

“This program allows Saskatchewan businesses to prioritize opportunities for digital marketing and eCommerce to meet the growing consumer demand to shop online. We are confident this initiative will create more awareness around the thousands of great local businesses in this province and encourage a ‘Shop Local’ mindset,” noted Steve McLellan, CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce.

This investment will be flexible to respond to the unique circumstances in regions across the country and allow chambers of commerce to tailor campaigns to local needs and priorities, ultimately helping small businesses as they recover from this unprecedented public health and economic crisis.

Shop Local is an important initiative to supplement the Government of Canada’s ongoing and comprehensive support for small and local businesses—programs such as the new Canada Recovery Hiring Program, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy, Lockdown Support and the Canada Emergency Business Account—so they are able to get through this pandemic to the economic recovery and growth that will follow in the months and years to come.

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Memoir of hockey legend Fred Sasakamoose released

By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The expression ‘home is where the heart is’ certainly applied to Fred Sasakamoose.

He is remembered by many as a hockey star.

He became the first player with treaty status to make it to the National Hockey League, suiting up for 11 games with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1953-54 season.

But by reading Sasakamoose’s memoir titled Call Me Indian, released this past month, readers discover his life was about much more than hockey.

Toronto writer Meg Masters helped Sasakamoose write his memoir. The book was completed before Sasakamoose, who was 86, died this past November in a hospital in Prince Albert, Sask. from COVID-19 complications.

Sasakamoose was a residential school survivor. He went on to serve as the chief of Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (formerly Sandy Lake Indian Band) in Saskatchewan after spending 35 years

as a councillor for the First Nation. He was a huge advocate of youth sports. And he became a member of the Order of Canada in 2017.

In the epilogue of Call Me Indian, Sasakamoose wrote about where his heart truly was.

“Ever since I was taken away when I was seven, all I wanted to do was go home, to be in the arms of this land,” he wrote.

“No matter how comfortable I became in Moose Jaw. No matter how much I dreamed of an NHL career. In Toronto, Chicago, New York, with all the lights and excitement. Standing toe to toe, at centre ice, looking my hockey heroes in the eyes. Flying over the big ice while tens of thousands of people watched.

“All that time, part of me was back here, in Sandy Lake. Back where my mother and father lived. Back where my moosum held my hand during those long, silent walks. I always felt this place was waiting for me.

Always.”

Sasakamoose wrote he doesn’t remember much of what happened on the day he deemed the beginning of that last day of his childhood. He was seven. His brother

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Fred Sasakamoose spoke to the Yorkton Terriers on a visit to the team.

Frank was two years older. Both were taken away from their family and sent to residential school.

“Everything is a bit cloudy until the moment a huge canvas-covered grain truck appears in front of our little cabin,” Sasakamoose said.

“Three men get out of the cab. One I recognize, the reserve’s Indian agent.

Another is wearing a uniform. An RCMP officer.

And the third is a pale white man with a hard face. He is wearing a long

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“He’s talking to my mother and my father is coming around to the front of the cabin, but I can’t make out what anyone is saying. All I can hear is the sharp, jagged sound of crying. Crying children. It’s coming from under the canvas of the truck.”

Within seconds Sasakamoose and his brother are forced to join the other children. And after a terrifying trek, the Sasakamoose boys and about 30 others, who were squeezed into the truck with them, arrive at the St. Michael’s Indian Industrial Residential School in Duck Lake.

Though, like others, he was abused at the school, Sasakamoose blossomed into a talented hockey player.

He left the school at

age 15 and joined the Moose Jaw Warriors’ junior club, a franchise of which he would become the captain.

But even while he was excitedly preparing for his first NHL game with the Blackhawks, Sasakamoose couldn’t help but think of his enjoyable early years of life at his real home.

“To me, Chicago was pure chaos,” he said. “The streets were choked with cars. Horns honked every minute.

The sidewalks were crammed with people – who walked within inches of each other even though they were perfect strangers…It wasn’t just the buildings and all the people that made the city feel different than anywhere I had been before.

The air itself was foreign – grey and heavy with soot. It smelled of car exhaust and something

else I didn’t recognize.”

Seven-time Stanley Cup champion Bryan Trottier, who has Cree, Chippewa and Métis ancestry, wrote the foreword for Call Me Indian.

Trottier summed up the importance of getting Sasakamoose’s memoir out into the public domain.

“We are all so lucky that Fred decided to write some of his stories down in this memoir, so we can return to them again and again,” Trottier wrote. “The legacy that Fred has left on the ice is really important and lasting but everything he has done after retiring is monumental.

“He inspires so many people and takes the time to make everyone feel important. He takes such pride in being Cree, it’s infectious. It makes us all proud to be First Nations.”

The importance of youth mentoring – Changing two lives Even though the past year and a half has had its challenges, our mission has remained the same: to inspire, empower and enhance the lives of young people through quality volunteer-based mentoring. We are so thankful that we were able to move forward and offered mentoring on a virtual platform this past school year.

When we asked the Mentors about a success or accomplishment this year, the most common response was being grateful that trust was developed quickly as their mentee opened up to them and became more comfortable with them after only 2 – 3 visits. We recognize it may have been intimidating for both the mentor and mentee to develop a connection over a virtual platform and we are happy to hear that it’s not only possible, but still incredibly beneficial.

The Mentees reported that they liked having someone to talk to which made them feel happier and boosted their confidence. Additionally, men-

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The matches were able to access unique online resources to help build their relationship. It allowed the mentors to choose online educational games to play with their mentees, particularly to aid in their mathematical and reading/writing skills, as well as communication skills.

We profess that in-school mentoring, whether virtual or in-person, is mutually beneficial and remains a great way to bridge the gap between the younger and older students within the school.

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Canada Day might have been July 1, but a Smudge Walk held in the city that day was about remembering the children of residential schools.

Smudge Walk held for the children

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yellow Thunderbird Lodge held a Smudge Walk in Yorkton on July 1.

The Walk was for ‘the children found and those yet to be found.

Tribal Chief Isabel O’Soup said the walk was a time of reflection.

“I was sitting here thinking about residential schools and the effect it had ... on our people all across the country,” she said.

And it was a time to think about Canada on a day that usually marks the country’s birthday with celebrations.

O’Soup said that this is

not the time to celebrate, given the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at former residential school sites.

“We’re honouring children that never came home from residential schools,” she said.

When you think about those children, celebration isn’t appropriate, offered O’Soup, adding it is a time when many are dealing with a range of emotions, including anger.

“It’s hard not to be angry,” she said, adding we must all get past that to build toward a better future. “. . . It’s not the people today ... it was their ancestors.”

Today, people need to

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We need to become better at working together, . . Let’s build a better future for our children.

— Cathy Bear, Yorkton Tribal Council come together, said O’Soup.

“We need to find a better way with it without violence,” she said, adding their ancestors would want a peaceful solution to be found, a kind and loving way because “that’s the way that we are.”

It starts with making sure the current generation know their language and culture, things residential schools were meant to take away, said O’Soup. That process can start by learning “one word a day as our elders say.”

Cathy Bear with the

Yorkton Tribal Council said it’s certainly a time to come together.

“We need to become better at working together,” she said, adding it’s no longer appropriate for decisions to be made about First Nations children without their people being part of the discussions.

Bear said it certainly did not work with residential schools and we need to learn from that.

“Let’s build a better future for our children,” she said.

As for the recent discoveries of unmarked graves, Bear said as a country something needs to be dome.

“Canada you need to make this right,” she said.

Yorkton Mayor Mitch Hippsley said being there for the walk was something he saw as important.

“It’s an honour to walk with you today,” he said, adding we need to recognize that what is still a great country in Canada is in large part because the land was cared for by First Nations peoples for generations before settlers arrived.

“We live in the best country on the planet because of you,” he said.

The walk took place along Broadway Street from Fifth Ave. to Bradbrooke Drive.

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MULTI-FAMILY garage sale 57 Argyle St. Thurs., July 8, Fri., July 9, Sat., July 10 from 9:00am 3:00pm. Lots of puzzles, plus size clothing and household items.

PRAIRIE DOME POTATOES is hiring for positions beginning Sept 1, 2021 for full time seasonal work.

Experience and education will be provided on site. Job duties include: -harvesting, grading, sorting seed potatoes -pruning, picking, weeding and planting fruit trees -trimming and chipping of trees -general maintenance and upkeep Must be reliant and must have own transportation. Located 10 km South of Yorkton on Highway 9.

Bring own lunch. Wage: Beginning at $11.52/hr. Applicants may apply for the positions by phone (306-782-7297), fax (306-7837853), email (prairiedome@gmail.com) or mail resume to the following address: Prairie Dome Potatoes, Attention: Kirk, Box 36, Yorkton, Sask. S3N 2V6.

MULTI-FAMILY SALE 493 Mountview Rd. Fri., July 9 and Sat., July 10 from 9:00am - 5:00pm both days.

Cars 2014 FORD FOCUS Hatchback, ATC, automatic, command start, heated seats, new battery and tires, excellent condition. Asking $6900.00, call or text 306-6208957

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RVs/Campers/Trailers FOR SALE 28ft Coachman Camper. New a/c, new canopy and hardware. Sleeps 6, table and couch slideout. $9000.00 1-306745-6399

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Eston 814 bailer, New Holland SNH 499 12ft. hay bine, NH twin rakes, excellent shape, shedded, field ready. 306-548-4340. Stenen, SK. Excellent Combination 90ft. Brandt high clearance with 835 versatile auto steer & GPS. Also, Melroe 216 Spray-Coupe. 306-548-4340 Stenen. SK

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Feed & Seed FORAGE SEED FOR SALE: Organic & conventional: Sweet Clover, Alfalfa, Red Clover, Smooth Brome, Meadow Brome, Crested Wheatgrass, Timothy, etc.

Star City, SK. Birch Rose Acres Ltd. 306-921-9942.

One of the most iconic heritage buildings still standing in the city appears destined for the wrecking ball in the com-

ing months.

The Redemptorists are in the process of divesting themselves of assets within the Eparchy of Saskatoon, and that includes St. Mary’s Ukrainian

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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT The R.M. of Good Lake No. 274 is seeking a talented and motivated individual for the permanent part-time position of Planning & Development Assistant.

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Church and related properties.

Among the associated buildings is the monastery, built in 1914, which once was home to monks working in the city – one priest still resides there.

The building, in particular its interior, is in deteriorating condition, and a decision dating back to 2012 was made to demolish the building.

Over the ensuing years, options to save the building were looked into, but none were found to be viable.

Meanwhile, the cost of maintaining the building is significant, including utilities and property

taxes.

As a result, demolition is seen as the best solution, said Fred Schrader, Parish Council President.

Schrader explained the Redemptorists are prepared to pay for the demolition costs of the monastery.

The entire property, including St. Mary’s Cultural Centre, the Redeemers Voice building and the church, would then be turned over to the Parish, where decisions could be made locally pending Bishop approvals.

“The Parish and the Eparchy have agreed to take ownership of the property,” said Schrader.

The Redemptorists had suggested demolition as early as this fall, said Schrader, but the local Parish still has details to discuss, which is likely to push the work until the spring of 2022, said Schrader.

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NutraSun Foods Ltd, a premier flour mill located in Regina Sk, is now buying Organic & Conventional milling wheat. Contact a grain buyer at 306-751-2440 or 306751-2043 for pricing and delivery.

LOVELAND RED ANGUS has quality yearling bulls. Phone 306795-2710.

St. Mary’s monastery in Yorkton to be demolished

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USask agricultural researcher receives $2.5 million in support Saskatoon – University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Dr. Yongfeng Ai (PhD) has been awarded $2.5 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to improve the processes of transforming pulses into novel food ingredients, new bioplastics, and high-value biomedical materials.

“Today’s investment will stimulate further development and growth in the Saskatchewan pulse and value-added industries by identifying new ways to pro-

cess pulse starch,” said Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture, the Honourable Dave Marit.

“This research will bring us closer to a number of the goals outlined in Saskatchewan’s Plan for Growth. These include our targets to process 50 per cent of Saskatchewan pulse crops in the province and increase valueadded agriculture revenue to $10 billion.”

The funding is part of Saskatchewan’s Strategic Research Initiative Program, which announced its theme of

Pulse Starch Utilization in 2020.

“This project will build the university’s reputation as a leading research institution, working to highlight Canada’s innovation ecosystem on the global stage,” said USask VicePresident Research Baljit Singh. “Dr. Ai’s work demonstrates the clear potential for the development of valueadded pulse products to industry and the public at large.”

Pulse starches display a wide variety of

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Kitchen help St. Mary’s School gives an A+ to the Kinsmen Club of Yorkton for their generous $10,000 donation toward the school’s upcoming kitchen renovation. The school serves a healthy breakfast and lunch daily. Cheryl Villeneuve, the school’s nutrition

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traits that make them unique from other botanical sources. They can develop into biogels of various physical forms, tolerate high-temperature processing, and are a good source of resistant starch - a new type of dietary fibre and prebiotic. The strong gelling and film-forming ability of pulse starches can make them useful in bioplastics and biomedical materials, such as packaging materials, fabric fibres, hemostasis materials, and wound dressing.

More importantly, the derived bioproducts are highly biodegradable and compostable, which can make them a sustainable option for producing easily disposable products in the future.

As a faculty member in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources and the Ministry of Agriculture Endowed Research Chair in Carbohydrate Quality and Utilization, Ai will explore these new applications for Saskatchewan pulse starches, and streamlining the conversion processes from newly harvested pulses, including peas, faba beans,

lentils and chickpeas, to high-value food, bioplastic and biomedical products.

The research will be conducted in USask laboratories, and in conjunction with USask’s Crop Development Centre, Departments of Animal and Poultry Science and Chemical and Biological Engineering, Food Pilot Plant, Fermentation Pilot Plant, and Bioprocessing Pilot Plant; Saskatchewan Pulse Growers; Saskatchewan AgriFood Innovation Centre; University of Manitoba; Alberta Food Processing Development Centre; and the Canadian International Grains Institute.

Other USask researchers involved in the project include professors Dr. Michael Nickerson (PhD), Dr. Tom Warkentin (PhD), Dr. Bunyamin Tar’an (PhD), Dr. Bishnu Acharya (PhD), Dr. Darren Korber (PhD), Dr. Takuji Tanaka (PhD), Dr. Denise Beaulieu (PhD), and Dr. Malcolm Xing (PhD; University of Manitoba).

The aim of Saskatchewan’s Strategic Research Initiative Program is to advance

priorities within the agriculture industry and to foster the development of Saskatchewan’s agricultural valueadded sector. Funding is awarded annually by the Agriculture Development Fund Advisory Committee.

These USask-led agricultural projects were also awarded funding through the Government of Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture: • Crop Development Centre – Enhanced Breeding and Soil Science Facilities • Dr. Bobbi Helgason (PhD), Department of Soil Science – Saskatchewan Case Studies in Regenerative Agriculture • Dr. Jill Hobbs (PhD), Dr. Eric Micheels (PhD) and Kathy Larson, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics – Evaluating price impacts of stated weaned calf traits and value-added management • Dr. Pierre Hucl (PhD), Department of Plant Sciences – Agronomic Tools to Increase Stem Solidness for Protection from Wheat Stem Sawfly.

Provincial parks continue to add accessible features throughout parks system The Government of Saskatchewan continues to invest in park infrastructure projects that include barrier-free enhancements for all visitors to enjoy.

“Provincial parks are for people of all ages and abilities,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said. “By identifying and removing barriers throughout the parks system, we are ensuring that all families have the opportunity to get out in nature to explore, play and relax.”

This year, the government is investing $18.1 million into Saskatchewan Provincial Parks. Recent improvements include more accessible trails and pathways, wheelchair accessible picnic sites and campsites within campgrounds, as well as public facilities with accessible washrooms, showers, front desk reception areas and ramps. A new standard service centre design has also been developed that includes universallyaccessible family change rooms and washrooms to accommodate visitors with limited mobility and their caregivers.

In addition, new play

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structure installations that are barrier-free and provide sensory experiences for children of all abilities will be integrated into some playgrounds. The addition of natural playgrounds in parks will include some accessible routes and grading that will allow play experiences to be reached by wheelchair.

Sask Parks offers fourteen beach wheelchairs across the province that can be reserved in advance at any provincial park and borrowed by visitors free of charge.

The beach wheelchairs help improve the beach experience of park visitors with reduced mobility.

The Government of Saskatchewan is fulfilling its commitment

to make Saskatchewan a more inclusive province by introducing new legislation aimed at removing and preventing accessibility barriers that people with disabilities experience every day.

To learn more about what the government is doing to implement this legislation and better support people living with disabilities, please visit www.saskatchewan. ca/accessiblesk.

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City of Yorkton earns award from FCM

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The City of Yorkton is the recipient of the 2020 Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Award for Outstanding Institutional Contribution to the organization’s international programs.

The award, unveiled locally at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday, “recognizes the excellent work performed by the City of Yorkton’s staff and elected officials in supporting Jordan’s local government to deliver municipal services more effectively through the Jordan Municipal Support Project,” detailed a letter circulated Monday.

In 2018 the City of Yorkton entered a project with FCM and Global Affairs Canada, and working with Canadian partners: County of Colchester NS, Govt of NS, Capital Regional

District of BC, Sylvan Lake AB, District of Squamish, City of Calgary, and Collingwood Ontario, explained FCM representative Randy Goulden.

In addition, the work was supported by a FCM staff team in Ottawa and on the ground in Jordan, working collaboratively with the Jordanian Ministry of Municipal Affairs.

“The Jordan Municipal Support Project (JMSP) supports Jordanian municipalities through improved municipal services and solid waste management. This initiative also works to promote social cohesion through inclusive community engagement, strategic planning and implementation,” said Goulden. “JMSP works with Jordan’s Ministry of Local Administration (MoLA) and 12 partner municipalities in south and central Jordan, to help municipalities carry out their responsibilities more

effectively and efficiently, leading to better delivery of essential services and to the building of a stronger foundation for the continued development of Jordan’s municipal sector.

“Canadian and Jordanian municipal practitioners provide peer-to-peer technical assistance to elected municipal officials and municipal staff, MoLA staff and community members, including women and youth. “ The award for Outstanding Institutional Contribution to FCM International programs recognize Canadian local governments and local government associations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment and leadership in the scope of their participation in FCM’s international programs. The projects in which they participated distinguished themselves in terms of

innovation, support from their council or board, and their lasting impact in their partner community.

The City of Yorkton and the City of Montreal were nominated for this award.

“In everything it does, the City of Yorkton team brings technical expertise and real commitment to the table. It also has a professional, friendly, and positive approach that is always appreciated by the JMSP team and Jordanian municipal peers,” said Goulden, quoting from Lynda DeGuire, Project Manager at FCM. “As a council member and a FCM board member it gives me great pride to acknowledge the Yorkton team of Michael Buchholzer, Aron Hershmiller, Jessica Matsalla, Darcy McCloud, and Lisa Washington have been outstanding in this project and in doing so, work-

ing with Canadian municipal partners, federal and provincial governments and international partners have brought best practices back to integrate in the work they do for the residents of our city,” added Goulden.

“Our team now has the ability and the connections to have one on one conversations with people across Canada and internationally.”

“Along with enhanced skills and expertise in building inclusive communities, JMSP has increased knowledge sharing, community engagement, and most importantly strengthening the resiliency of our community.

“We applaud and recognize their service to municipal governments and thank them for their outstanding work representing the City of Yorkton and the people who call Yorkton home.”

Saskatchewan welcomes new fertilizer production facility to province

Yorkton sees record highs after heatwaves

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company expects to hire about 30 new employees when the plant is operational, and at full capacity it should supply 15 to 20 per cent of Western Canada’s Sulphur fertilizer needs.

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The facility will help Saskatchewan achieve ambitious goals in the Growth Plan, including increasing crop production to 45 million metric tonnes, increasing the value of exports by 50 per cent, and growing private capital investment in Saskatchewan to $16 billion annually by 2030.

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“Saskatchewan is a global leader in the production of food and fertilizer, and this investment by Northern Nutrients will further strengthen our competitive advantage in agriculture,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said.

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Haying gets going in the province The majority of crops in the province are in fair to good condition.

Provincially, 56 per cent of fall cereals, 61 per cent of spring cereals, 58 per cent of oilseed crops and 60 per cent of pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year.

Most of the province received rainfall this week, but it was not enough to improve soil moisture conditions or to offset the effects of the current heat wave.

Cooler temperatures and a good wide spread rain is needed for the entire province.

Rainfall in the province ranged from nothing to 28 mm in the Vonda area. Moisture levels sharply declined this week. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as zero per cent surplus, 31 per cent adequate, 42 per cent short and 27 per cent very short. Hay

and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as zero per cent surplus, 24 per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and 40 per cent very short.

Haying operations are off to a delayed start in the province due to cool temperatures and moisture limitations early in the season. For most producers this year’s hay crop did not reach a satisfactory quantity or quality. Hay quality is currently rated as seven per cent excellent, 38 per cent good, 45 per cent fair and 10 per cent poor.

Producers hope that the heat will break. Rain is needed to improve crop and pasture growth, especially in the areas that did not receive much rain prior to this week.

The majority of crop damage reported was from heat, dry winds, extremely dry soil conditions, insects and gophers.

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Producers are busy finishing crop herbicide applications, moving cattle to market, scouting for pests and fixing equipment and beginning haying operations in some areas.

East-Central Saskatchewan: • Crop District 5 – Melville, Yorkton, Cupar, Kamsack, Foam Lake, Preeceville and Kelvington areas • Crop District 6A – Lumsden, Craik, Watrous and Clavet areas

Even though the region has received some localized rain showers the crops are slow to develop because of the high day time temperatures and overall lack of moisture.

The east-central region requires more rain and mid to low 20 degree temperatures to improve crop development.

Areas that received rain have reported that crops are looking better, but more is needed.

Sixty-one per cent of the fall cereals, 64 per cent of the spring cereals, 62 per cent of the oilseed crops and 82 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year.

Crop conditions range from fair to good in the region, with 37 per cent of the canola, 55 per of the spring wheat and 84 per cent of the lentils being in good condition at this time. There have been reports of cereals heading and flowering in canola and pulse crops.

Rainfall in the region ranged from nil to 15 mm in the Kuroki area; the Elfros area 13 mm, the Semans area eight and the Raymore and Lipton areas received three mm.

Moisture conditions have dropped in the region. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 21 per cent adequate, 69 per cent short and ten per cent very short.

Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as 16 per cent adequate, 70 per cent short and 14 per cent very short.

Haying has started throughout most of the east-central region, but progress has been very slow with only two per cent cut and one per cent baled.

Hay quality is rated as 44 per cent good, 56 per cent fair.

Much of the region is very dry, which has resulted in delayed and reduced hay and pasture growth.

The majority of crop damage this week was from dry conditions, wind and gophers, as well as some damage from insects such as flea beetles, cutworms.

Producers are busy getting ready to start haying, wrapping up in herbicide applications and scouting for crop damage.

P & H announces new facility for Yorkton Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) has announced a new grain facility for the Yorkton area.

Already under construction, it is expected to be complete and receiving grain in June of 2022.

This facility will

replace its current one, which has been in operation since 1980.

To complement the existing 6,000-tonne fertilizer shed and 7,800 ft2 AWSA heated chemical shed, the new structure will include 25,000 tonnes of grain storage and a 150 car CN loop

track for continuous grain loading and movement to serve customers in the surrounding area.

“We look forward to opening this new facility,” said John Heimbecker, Chief Executive Officer, P&H. “This build confirms our commitment to investing

in facilities and capabilities that support Canadian producers as they strive to grow and market the best crop and further solidifies our commitment to the growers in the Yorkton area.”

The new location further extends P&H’s National grain asset

network, bringing area producers the chance to leverage global grain marketing opportunities provided by the P&H grain merchandising team, which has over 110 years of experience in matching producer grain with the needs of both domestic and export end

users.

The Yorkton facility will continue to be home to a team of experts who will leverage a full suite of seed, crop protection, and crop nutrition products and provide area producers with crop input solutions that fit their farm.

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